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Lauren Boebert: “Medicaid has issued over 1.1 trillion trillion with a T in…”

Featuring: Lauren Boebert, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 4

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Rep. Lauren Boebert's Tele-Town Hall with CO-04 Callers

Published | Video Starts at 18:27

And it will rein in reckless Washington spending and our bloated bureaucracy. We're talking about simple reforms here. Specifically on Medicaid. We are focused on eliminating improper payments. Since 2015, Medicaid has issued over 1.1 trillion trillion with a T in fraudulent and improper payments since 2015. So this is something that we want to address. So when you're hearing Medicaid is being cut, no, we are exposing the fraudulent and improper payments that have totaled over $1 trillion since 2015. (18:27–18:38)

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Claims Medicaid has issued over $1.1 trillion in fraudulent and improper payments since 2015.

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